Electric Cars
-
Last month, when General Motors announced a $300 million investment in the factory that builds the Chevy Bolt EV, it also left a mystery about what else it might build at the plant. Now a new trademark filing, first revealed by GM Authority gives a hint. General Motors said it would use the factory investment to build a new electric car to sell alongside the Bolt. Based on previous GM presentations, that vehicle was likely to be a small electric SUV, although GM hasn't confirmed that those plans are still on. DON'T MISS: Chevrolet Bolt EV to get electric sibling, with Michigan plant...
-
Canadian non-profit offers purchase incentive for used EVs
Perhaps the quickest way to get more buyers into electric cars would be to make them cheaper. And now a Canadian non-profit aims to do that, by applying an incentive to the most affordable cars—used cars. Ontario-based Plug'n Drive announced last week that it will offer a rebate of 1,099...
Eric C. Evarts -
Electric Honda HR-V and plug-in hybrid Kia Forte debut in Shanghai
The Shanghai auto show was full of new plug-in vehicles to meet that country's coming demand for electric cars. Two new plug-in models from mainstream automakers included the all-electric Honda X-NV SUV and the Kia K3 plug-in hybrid. While both of these models have U.S. counterparts—the Honda...
Eric C. Evarts -
2019 Mazda CX-5 diesel, Mercedes-Benz EQC, more Karmas, more Nikolas: Today's Car News
Mazda will deliver the diesel CX-5, Mercedes' electric crossover, and hydrogen fuel trucks.
Eric C. Evarts -
Karma presents its electric-car vision to China and vies for partners
Karma Automotive doesn't have just one vision for its future. It has three. The Southern California automaker unveiled a trio of new vehicles at the Shanghai auto show this week, ranging from a near-production look of the next version of the Karma Revero to a fanciful concept called the SC1. The...
Sebastian Blanco -
Mercedes-Benz EQC Edition 1886 electric SUV kicks off a new era
Against the bustling backdrop of the New York auto show, Mercedes-Benz introduced a vehicle that it says celebrates its humble roots—in 1886, when Karl Benz is credited with inventing the first automobile. The Mercedes-Benz EQC 1886 Edition is positioned to show off the extensive range of...
Bengt Halvorson -
A new survey of Northeastern drivers suggests the demographics of future electric-car buyers in that region may evolve from the Baby Boomers who’ve bought most of them so far to Millennial buyers who see them as an inevitable part of a tech-focused lifestyle. Released Thursday at the New York Auto Show, the survey showed that at least some portion of all demographics believe electric cars will become a more important segment of the U.S. car fleet. Beyond that, however, differences in acceptance, attitudes, and worries emerge: Awareness is high: Roughly half the respondents (51 percent)...
-
Nikola releases semi-trucks Two and Tre, maps out hydrogen network
At an event Tuesday night, Nikola, the truck company that has been promising new hydrogen fuel-cell trucks to compete with Tesla, announced two new semi-trucks: a long-nosed, 10-wheel conventional for the U.S. and a smaller, six-wheeled cabover design for Europe. It called the U.S. model the Nikola...
Eric C. Evarts -
Genesis Mint Concept: luxury urban electric two-seater debuts in New York
Genesis is the newest brand trying to take a piece of a global luxury-vehicle market still dominated by German makers. Last night, in New York City, the Korean brand revealed its first-ever electric car concept. Unusually these days, the Genesis Mint Concept isn’t a crossover utility vehicle...
John Voelcker -
Nio unveils ET Preview electric sedan in Shanghai
After a supercar, a race car, and two SUVs, Chinese automaker Nio plans a sporty fastback sedan for its next model. Nio unveiled the ET Preview at the Shanghai auto show on Tuesday, following a teaser with the ET7 Concept earlier this month. READ THIS: Nio teases sleek ET7 coupe, to include...
Eric C. Evarts -
Aston Martin Rapide E, Karma Revero GT, Tesla battery recycling: Today's Car News
Aston Martin revealed the production version of its first electric car, the Rapide E, while California startup electric-carmaker Karma rolled out its updated Revero GT and a new Pininfarina GT Coupe in Shanghai. Tesla announced a new battery recycling facility at its Nevada Gigafactory. And our...
Eric C. Evarts -
Which electric cars are you most eager to see at this week's auto shows? Take our Twitter poll
This week, two auto shows on opposite sides of the world will focus on electric cars—and the transition there. The Shanghai auto show in China has become a showcase for electric-car concepts since the country announced that it plans to require all new cars in the future to become electric...
Eric C. Evarts -
In its latest environmental impact statement, Tesla announced that it will open its own battery recycling facility. Tesla has been recycling batteries made at the factory using third-party recyclers. Now, as the earliest Model Ses reach 7 years old, and the company is starting to receive some batteries back after use in those early cars, it's setting up its own battery recycling facility. READ MORE: Formula E signs on to complete battery recycling The new processing center at the company's Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, will process both old batteries used in customers' Teslas as well as...
-
Karma gets farther from Fisker with 2020 Revero GT, electric car concept
Karma Automotive has shown three vehicles at the Shanghai auto show to give a glimpse of its future—potentially in the U.S. as well as China.
Bengt Halvorson -
2020 Aston Martin Rapide E: Track-ready electric car shown at Shanghai
Aston Martin Lagonda’s first electric car will go nearly 200 miles on a charge and hit 155 mph.
Bengt Halvorson -
Nano Flowcell Quantino covers 218,000 miles on flow batteries
Absent from last month's Geneva auto show, and largely absent from recent discussions of electric car progress, have been Swiss NanoFlowcell and its flow-battery technology. Last week the company revealed that it has covered 218,000 test miles (350,000 kilometers) in its Quantino 48Volt test car...
Eric C. Evarts -
Karma rebirth takes shape with coupe teaser, new design center
Karma teased its third all-electric production car and opened its design studio in California.
Eric C. Evarts -
Geely's Geometry electric-car brand shows Tesla Model 3 rival for China
Chinese automaker Geely is launching a new electric-car brand in China designed to take on Tesla. Geely already owns Volvo, but plans to open a new electric car brand called Geometry with lower priced model designed first for China. It calls the first model the Geometry A, a small sedan the size of...
Eric C. Evarts -
By any measure, sales of plug-in cars had a bad first quarter. Even with the addition of a couple of compelling new models, total sales of cars with plugs, led by Tesla, dropped from 101,338 in the final quarter last year to 92,210 in the first quarter of 2019. In fairness, the fourth quarter of any year, with the holidays and end-of-year incentives, is generally better for car sales of all types than the first quarter, in the depths of winter with consumers recovering from a holiday debt binge. As has been widely reported, Tesla reported that its sales dropped from 90,700 at the end of last...
-
Epic electric road trip: After 3 years and 33 countries, it's a wrap
Wiebe Wakker took one very long drive in an electric car—for a total of 1119 days, covering 59,000 miles and traversing portions of 33 countries on the way from the Netherlands to Australia. It was, by just about any standard, an epic road trip. Wakker reached Sydney last Sunday, April 7, and...
Bengt Halvorson -
Tesla changes, EPA updates, tax credits, Kia Soul EV review: The Week in Reverse
Which U.S. state may regain the title of lithium-mining capital? What model will Tesla quit selling online? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 12, 2019. Tesla shook up its lineup again on Friday, announcing leases for...
Eric C. Evarts -
Tesla Model 3 leasing, EPA proposal, Audi ads, deals for April: Today's Car News
Tesla revised its lineup—again—and introduced leasing for the Model 3. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that the agency will delay and revise a proposed freeze on fuel economy standards. New ads for the Audi e-tron quattro take on EV doubts directly. And we round up the best...
Eric C. Evarts -
Best deals on electric, plug-in, and hybrid cars for April 2019
Great deals on 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV, Kia Niro plug-in hybrid, and Ford Fusion hybrid sedans can be found all month.
Eric C. Evarts -
2019 Audi E-tron ads take aim at electric myths
The series of ads takes head on the myths about electric cars ahead of the Audi E-tron's arrival this year.
Eric C. Evarts